Mobile terminal and incoming screen display method thereof

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a mobile terminal, and an incoming screen display method thereof. The mobile terminal comprises: a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a transmitting terminal and/or a community server; and a controller configured to download a sender&#39;s content by requesting search for the sender&#39;s content from the community server when a call request is received from the transmitting terminal, and configured to display the downloaded content.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(a), this application claims the benefit ofearlier filing date and right of priority to Korean Application10-2009-0112215, filed on Nov. 19, 2009, the content of which isincorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and particularly, toa mobile terminal capable of displaying an incoming screen byinterworking with a social network service (SNS), and an incoming screendisplay method thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As terminals, such as computers, laptop computers, mobile phones and thelike, become multifunctional, the terminals can be allowed to capturestill images or moving images, play music or video files, play games,receive broadcast and the like, so as to be implemented as an integratedmultimedia player.

In general, terminals may be divided into a mobile terminal and astationary terminal according to each mobility. The mobile terminal maythen be categorized into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mountedterminal according to whether a user can carry it around.

Structure and/or software improvement of the terminals may be consideredin order to support and enhance the functions of the terminals.

Recently, a social network service (SNS) for sharing information with aplurality of undesignated users on the Internet is being much used.Accordingly, efforts are ongoing so as to provide a service interworkingwith a community service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobileterminal capable of downloading content written by a sender from acommunity site and displaying the downloaded content when performing acall connection by interworking with a community site, and an incomingscreen display method thereof.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide amobile terminal capable of downloading content registered to a sender'scommunity site and displaying the downloaded content when performing acall connection by interworking with a community site, and an incomingscreen display method thereof.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purposeof the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein,there is provided a mobile terminal, comprising: a communication unitconfigured to perform a communication with a transmitting terminaland/or a community server; and a controller configured to download asender's content by requesting search for the sender's content from thecommunity server when a call request is received from the transmittingterminal, and configured to display the downloaded content.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purposeof the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein,there is also provided an incoming screen display method of a mobileterminal, the method comprising: receiving a call request from atransmitting terminal; connecting to a community server upon receipt ofthe call request; requesting search for content registered by a senderfrom the community server; downloading the searched content from thecommunity server; and displaying the downloaded content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is providedan incoming screen display method of a mobile terminal, the methodcomprising: receiving a call request from a transmitting terminal;searching for a sender's phone number from a phone directory uponreceipt of the call request; connecting to the sender's community serverbased on information about the searched call party; requesting apredetermined number of contents registered to the sender's communitysite; downloading the requested predetermined number of contents; anddisplaying the downloaded predetermined number of contents.

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of thepresent invention will become more apparent from the following detaileddescription of the present invention when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles of theinvention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal in accordance with oneembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a front perspective view of the mobile terminal in accordancewith the one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal in accordancewith the one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the mobile terminal for showing an operatingstate of the mobile terminal according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a wireless communication system wherea mobile terminal according to the present invention can be operated;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts showing an incoming screen display methodof a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are examples of a screen of a mobile terminal accordingto one embodiment of the present invention, which show a method fordownloading and displaying content of a community site when alerting acall signal reception;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are examples of a screen of a mobile terminal accordingto one embodiment of the present invention, which show a method fordownloading and displaying community information during a call;

FIGS. 8A to 8C are examples of a screen of a mobile terminal accordingto one embodiment of the present invention, which show a method fordisplaying community information when releasing a call;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an incoming screen display method of amobile terminal according to another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 shows examples of an incoming screen of a mobile terminalaccording to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 shows a message reception screen of a mobile terminal accordingto another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 shows a screen showing a list of received message of a mobileterminal according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 13 is an example showing a video call screen of the mobile terminalaccording to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Description will now be given in detail of the present invention, withreference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of briefdescription with reference to the drawings, the same or equivalentcomponents will be provided with the same reference numbers, anddescription thereof will not be repeated.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention willbe explained in more detail with reference to the attached drawings Thesuffixes attached to components of the mobile terminal, such as ‘module’and ‘unit or portion’ were used for facilitation of the detaileddescription of the present invention. Therefore, the suffixes do nothave different meanings from each other.

Mobile terminals described in the present invention may include mobilephones, smart phones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals,personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs),navigators, and the like. However, it can be easily understood by thoseskilled in the art that the configuration in accordance with thepreferred embodiment of the present invention may be applicable tostationary terminals, such as digital TVs, desktop computers and thelike, excluding a case of being applicable only to the mobile terminals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal in accordance with oneembodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may comprise components, such as a wirelesscommunication unit 110, an Audio/Video (A/V) input unit 120, a userinput unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output module 150, a memory 160,an interface unit 170, a controller 180, a power supply unit 190 and thelike. FIG. 1 shows the mobile terminal 100 having various components,but it is understood that implementing all of the illustrated componentsis not a requirement. Greater or fewer components may alternatively beimplemented.

Hereinafter, each component is described in sequence.

The wireless communication unit 110 may typically include one or morecomponents which permit wireless communications between the mobileterminal 100 and a wireless communication system or between the mobileterminal 100 and a network within which the mobile terminal 100 islocated. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include abroadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, awireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, aposition information module 115 and the like.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/orbroadcast associated information from an external broadcast managingentity via a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrialchannel. The broadcast managing entity may indicate a server whichgenerates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associatedinformation or a server which receives a pre-generated broadcast signaland/or broadcast associated information and sends them to the mobileterminal. The broadcast signal may be implemented as a TV broadcastsignal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, amongothers. The broadcast signal may further include a data broadcast signalcombined with a TV or radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast associated information may indicate information relatingto broadcast channels, broadcast programs or broadcast serviceproviders. Further, the broadcast associated information may be providedvia a mobile communication network and received by the mobilecommunication module 112.

The broadcast associated information may be implemented in variousformats. For instance, broadcast associated information may includeElectronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB),Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld(DVB-H), and the like.

The broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to receive digitalbroadcast signals transmitted from various types of broadcast systems.Such broadcast systems may include Digital MultimediaBroadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital MultimediaBroadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO),Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services DigitalBroadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. The broadcast receivingmodule 111 may be configured to be suitable for every broadcast systemtransmitting broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcastingsystems.

Broadcast signals and/or broadcast associated information received viathe broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in a suitable device,such as a memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits/receives wireless signalsto/from at least one of network entities (e.g., base station, anexternal terminal, a server, etc.) on a mobile communication network.Here, the wireless signals may include audio call signal, video callsignal, or various formats of data according to transmission/receptionof text/multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless Internet access forthe mobile terminal. This module may be internally or externally coupledto the mobile terminal 100. Examples of such wireless Internet accessmay include Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro),World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed DownlinkPacket Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 denotes a module forshort-range communications. Suitable technologies for implementing thismodule may include BLUETOOTH, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID),Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra-WideBand (UWB), ZigBee, and thelike.

The position information module 115 denotes a module for detecting orcalculating a position of a mobile terminal. An example of the positioninformation module 115 may include a Global Position System (GPS)module.

Referring to FIG. 1, the A/V input unit 120 is configured to provideaudio or video signal input to the mobile terminal. The A/V input unit120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121receives and processes image frames of still pictures or video obtainedby image sensors in a video (telephony) call mode or a capturing mode.The processed image frames may be displayed on a display 151.

The image frames processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory160 or transmitted to the exterior via the wireless communication unit110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the useenvironment of the mobile terminal.

The microphone 122 may receive an external audio signal while the mobileterminal is in a particular mode, such as a phone call mode, a recordingmode, a voice recognition mode, or the like. This audio signal isprocessed into digital data. The processed digital data is converted foroutput into a format transmittable to a mobile communication basestation via the mobile communication module 112 in case of the phonecall mode. The microphone 122 may include assorted noise removingalgorithms to remove noise generated in the course of receiving theexternal audio signal.

The user input unit 130 may generate input data input by a user tocontrol the operation of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130may include a keypad, a dome switch, a touchpad (e.g., staticpressure/capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch and the like.

The sensing unit 140 provides status measurements of various aspects ofthe mobile terminal. For instance, the sensing unit 140 may detect anopen/close status of the mobile terminal, a change in a location of themobile terminal 100, a presence or absence of user contact with themobile terminal 100, the orientation of the mobile terminal 100,acceleration/deceleration of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, soas to generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of themobile terminal 100. For example, regarding a slide-type mobileterminal, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether a sliding portion ofthe mobile terminal is open or closed. Other examples include sensingfunctions, such as the sensing unit 140 sensing the presence or absenceof power provided by the power supply 190, the presence or absence of acoupling or other connection between the interface unit 170 and anexternal device and the like. Moreover, the sensing unit 140 may includea proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is configured to output an audio signal, a videosignal or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display151, an audio output module 152, an alarm 153, a haptic module 154 andthe like.

The display 151 may output information processed in the mobile terminal100. For example, when the mobile terminal is operating in a phone callmode, the display 151 will provide a User Interface (UI) or a GraphicUser Interface (GUI) which includes information associated with thecall. As another example, if the mobile terminal is in a video call modeor a capturing mode, the display 151 may additionally or alternativelydisplay images captured and/or received, UI, or GUI.

The display 151 may be implemented using, for example, a Liquid CrystalDisplay (LCD), a Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD),an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), a flexible display, athree-dimensional (3D) display, or the like.

Some of the displays can be configured to be transparent such that it ispossible to see the exterior therethrough. These displays may be calledtransparent displays. A representative example of the transparentdisplay may include a Transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode (TOLED),and the like. The rear surface of the display 151 may also beimplemented to be optically transparent. Under this configuration, auser can view an object positioned at a rear side of a terminal bodythrough a region occupied by the display 151 of the terminal body.

The display 151 may be implemented in two or more in number according toa configured aspect of the mobile terminal 100. For instance, aplurality of the displays 151 may be arranged on one surface to bespaced apart from or integrated with each other, or may be arranged ondifferent surfaces.

Here, if the display 151 and a touch sensitive sensor (referred to as a‘touch sensor’) have a layered structure therebetween, the structure maybe referred to as ‘touch screen’. In this structure, the display 151 maybe used as an input device rather than an output device. The touchsensor may be implemented as a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad,and the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert changes of a pressureapplied to a specific part of the display 151, or a capacitanceoccurring from a specific part of the display 151, into electric inputsignals. Also, the touch sensor may be configured to sense not only atouched position and a touched area, but also a touch pressure.

When touch inputs are sensed by the touch sensors, corresponding signalsare transmitted to a touch controller (not shown). The touch controllerprocesses the received signals, and then transmits corresponding data tothe controller 180. Accordingly, the controller 180 may sense whichregion of the display 151 has been touched.

As shown in FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be arranged at an innerregion of the mobile terminal 100 covered by the touch screen, or nearthe touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 indicates a sensor to sensepresence or absence of an object approaching to a surface to be sensed,or an object disposed near a surface to be sensed, by using anelectromagnetic field or infrared rays without a mechanical contact. Theproximity sensor 141 has a longer lifespan and a more enhanced utilitythan a contact sensor.

The proximity sensor 141 may include a transmissive type photoelectricsensor, a direct reflective type photoelectric sensor, a mirrorreflective type photoelectric sensor, a high-frequency oscillationproximity sensor, a capacitance type proximity sensor, a magnetic typeproximity sensor, an infrared rays proximity sensor, and so on. When thetouch screen is implemented as a capacitance type, proximity of apointer to the touch screen is sensed by changes of an electromagneticfield. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be categorizedinto a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for the sake of brief explanation, a status that thepointer is positioned to be proximate onto the touch screen withoutcontact will be referred to as ‘proximity touch’, whereas a status thatthe pointer substantially comes in contact with the touch screen will bereferred to as ‘contact touch’. For the position corresponding to theproximity touch of the pointer on the touch screen, such positioncorresponds to a position where the pointer faces perpendicular to thetouch screen upon the proximity touch of the pointer.

The proximity sensor 141 senses proximity touch, and proximity touchpatterns (e.g., distance, direction, speed, time, position, movingstatus, etc.). Information relating to the sensed proximity touch andthe sensed proximity touch patterns may be output onto the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from thewireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160, in acall-receiving mode, a call-placing mode, a recording mode, a voicerecognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and so on. The audiooutput module 152 may output audio signals relating to functionsperformed in the mobile terminal 100, e.g., sound alarming a callreceived or a message received, and so on. The audio output module 152may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and so on.

The alarm 153 outputs signals notifying occurrence of events from themobile terminal 100. The events occurring from the mobile terminal 100may include call received, message received, key signal input, touchinput, and so on. The alarm 153 may output not only video or audiosignals, but also other types of signals such as signals notifyingoccurrence of events in a vibration manner. Since the video or audiosignals can be output through the display 151 or the audio output unit152, the display 151 and the audio output module 152 may be categorizedinto a part of the alarm 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects which a user canfeel. A representative example of the tactile effects generated by thehaptic module 154 includes vibration. Vibration generated by the hapticmodule 154 may have a controllable intensity, a controllable pattern,and so on. For instance, different vibration may be output in asynthesized manner or in a sequential manner.

The haptic module 154 may generate various haptic effects, including notonly vibration, but also arrangement of pins vertically moving withrespect to a skin being touched (contacted), air injection force or airsuction force through an injection hole or a suction hole, touch by askin surface, presence or absence of contact with an electrode, effectsby stimulus such as an electrostatic force, reproduction of cold or hotfeeling using a heat absorbing device or a heat emitting device, and thelike.

The haptic module 154 may be configured to transmit tactile effects(signals) through a user's direct contact, or a user's muscular senseusing a finger or a hand. The haptic module 154 may be implemented intwo or more in number according to the configuration of the mobileterminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the processing and control of thecontroller 180. Alternatively, the memory 160 may temporarily storeinput/output data (e.g., phonebook data, messages, still images, videoand the like). Also, the memory 160 may store data related to variouspatterns of vibrations and audio output upon the touch input on thetouch screen.

The memory 160 stores a phone book (phone directory) includinginformation about one or more call parties. The information about callparties may include names, phone numbers, homepage addresses, communitysite information, anniversaries, addresses, etc. The community siteinformation may include addresses of community sites being currentlyused by the call parties, IDs, passwords, etc.

The memory 160 may be implemented using any type of suitable storagemedium including a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimediacard micro type, a memory card type (e.g., SD or DX memory), RandomAccess Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-OnlyMemory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory(EEPROM), Programmable Read-only Memory (PROM), magnetic memory,magnetic disk, optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100may operate a web storage which performs the storage function of thememory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 may generally be implemented to interface themobile terminal with external devices. The interface unit 170 may allowa data reception from an external device, a power delivery to eachcomponent in the mobile terminal 100, or a data transmission from themobile terminal 100 to an external device. The interface unit 170 mayinclude, for example, wired/wireless headset ports, external chargerports, wired/wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for couplingdevices having an identification module, audio Input/Output (110) ports,video I/O ports, earphone ports, and the like.

The identification module may be configured as a chip for storingvarious information required to authenticate an authority to use themobile terminal 100, which may include a User Identity Module (UIM), aSubscriber Identity Module (SIM), and the like. Also, the device havingthe identification module (hereinafter, referred to as ‘identificationdevice’) may be implemented in a type of smart card. Hence, theidentification device can be coupled to the mobile terminal 100 via aport.

Also, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path for power to besupplied from an external cradle to the mobile terminal 100 when themobile terminal 100 is connected to the external cradle or as a path fortransferring various command signals inputted from the cradle by a userto the mobile terminal 100. Such various command signals or powerinputted from the cradle may operate as signals for recognizing that themobile terminal 100 has accurately been mounted to the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operations of themobile terminal 100. For example, the controller 180 performs thecontrol and processing associated with telephony calls, datacommunications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 mayinclude a multimedia module 181 which provides multimedia playback. Themultimedia module 181 may be configured as part of the controller 180 oras a separate component.

The controller 180 can perform a pattern recognition processing so as torecognize writing or drawing input on the touch screen as text or image.

The power supply unit 190 provides power required by various componentsunder the control of the controller 180. The provided power may beinternal power, external power, or combination thereof.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in acomputer-readable medium using, for example, software, hardware, or somecombination thereof.

For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may beimplemented within one or more of Application Specific IntegratedCircuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital SignalProcessing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers,micro-controllers, micro processors, other electronic units designed toperform the functions described herein, or a selective combinationthereof. In some cases, such embodiments are implemented by thecontroller 180.

For software implementation, the embodiments such as procedures andfunctions may be implemented together with separate software moduleseach of which performs at least one of functions and operations. Thesoftware codes can be implemented with a software application written inany suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may bestored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

FIG. 2A is a front perspective views of the mobile terminal inaccordance with the one embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 described is a bar type body. However, thepresent invention is not limited to the type, but applicable to variousconfigurations having two or more bodies to each other to be relativelymovable, such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swiveltype and the like.

A case (casing, housing, cover, etc.) forming an outer appearance of aterminal body. In this embodiment, the case may include a front case 101and a rear case 102. A space formed by the front case 101 and the rearcase 102 may accommodate various components therein. At least oneintermediate case may further be disposed between the front case 101 andthe rear case 102.

Such cases may be formed of injection-molded synthetic resin, or may beformed using a metallic material such as stainless steel (STS) ortitanium (Ti).

The terminal body, in detail, the front case 101 is shown having adisplay 151, an audio output module 152, a camera 121, a user input unit130 (e.g., 131, 132), a microphone 122, an interface unit 170 and thelike.

The display 151 may occupy most of a main surface of the front case 101.The audio output module 152 and the camera 121 are disposed at a regionadjacent to one of both end portions of the display 151, and the userinput unit 131 and the microphone 122 are disposed at a region adjacentto another end portion thereof. The user input unit 132, the interfaceunit 170 and the like may be disposed at side surfaces of the front case101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 may be manipulated to receive a command inputfor controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100, and includethe first and second manipulation units 131 and 132. The first andsecond manipulation units 131 and 132 may be referred to as amanipulating portion. The manipulating portion may be operated by a userin any tactile manner.

Content input by the first and second manipulation units 131 and 132 mayvariously be set. For example, the first manipulation unit 131 may beconfigured to input commands such as START, END, SCROLL or the like, andthe second manipulation unit 132 may be configured to input a command,such as adjusting an audio sound, a conversion of the display 151 into atouch-sensitive mode or the like.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.2A.

As shown in FIG. 2B, a rear surface of the terminal body, namely, therear case 102 may further be provided with a camera 121′. The camera121′ faces a direction which is opposite to a direction faced by thecamera 121, and may have different pixels from those of the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may operate with relatively lower pixels(lower resolution). Thus, the camera 121 may be useful when a user cancapture his face and send it to another party during a video call or thelike. On the other hand, the camera 121′ may operate with a relativelyhigher pixels (higher resolution) such that it can be useful for a userto obtain higher quality pictures for later use. Such cameras 121 and121′ may be installed in the terminal body to be rotatable or popped up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may additionally be disposed adjacent tothe camera 121′. The flash 123 operates in conjunction with the camera121′ when taking a picture using the camera 121′. The mirror 124 cancooperate with the camera 121′ to allow a user to photograph himself ina self-portrait mode.

An audio output module 152′ may further be disposed at a rear surface ofthe terminal body. The audio output module 152′ can cooperate with theaudio output module 152 (see FIG. 2A) to provide stereo output. Also,the audio output module 152′ may be configured to operate as aspeakerphone.

A broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may further be disposed at theside surface of the terminal body in addition to an antenna forcommunications. The antenna 116 configuring a part of the broadcastreceiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) may be retractable into the terminalbody.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100may be mounted to the terminal body. The power supply 190 may beinternally disposed at the terminal body, or be detachably disposedoutside the terminal body.

A touch pad 135 for detecting a touch input may further be disposed atthe rear case 102. The touch pad 135 may also be configured to betransparent, as similar to the display 151. In this case, if the display151 is configured to output visible information on its both surfaces,such visible information can be identified via the touch pad 135.Information output on the both surfaces may all be controlled by thetouch pad 135. Unlike to this, a display may further be mounted on thetouch pad 135 so as to dispose a touch screen even at the rear case 102.

The touch pad 135 operates in cooperation with the display 151 of thefront case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed at the rear side ofthe display 151 in parallel. Such touch pad 135 may be the same as orsmaller than the display 151.

Hereinafter, description will be given of a cooperative operatingmechanism between the display 151 and the touch pad 135 with referenceto FIG. 3.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the mobile terminal for showing an operatingstate of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of visible information may be displayed on the display151. Such information may be displayed in several forms, such ascharacter, number, symbol, graphic, icon or the like.

For input of the information, at least one of characters, numbers,graphics or icons may be arranged and displayed in a presetconfiguration, thus being implemented in the form of a keypad. Suchkeypad may be called ‘soft key.’

FIG. 3 illustrates a touch input applied on a soft key through a frontsurface of the terminal body.

The display 151 may be operated as a single entire region or by beingdivided into a plurality of regions. For the latter, the plurality ofregions may cooperate with one another.

For example, an output window 151 a and an input window 151 b may bedisplayed at upper and lower portions of the display 151, respectively.The output window 151 a and the input window 151 b are regions assignedfor output or input of information. Soft keys 151 c representing numbersfor inputting telephone numbers or the like may be output on the inputwindow 151 b. When a soft key 151 c is touched, a number or the likecorresponding to the touched soft key 151 c is output on the outputwindow 151 a. Upon manipulating the first manipulation unit 131, a callconnection for a telephone number displayed on the output window 151 ais attempted.

The embodiment exemplarily illustrates a touch input applied to the softkey through the front surface of the terminal body. Alternatively, for aterminal having a transparent display, another configuration may beimplemented by allowing a touch input applied to a soft key through arear surface of the terminal body.

Also, another configuration may be implemented such that if a terminal,which has been placed in a portrait direction as shown in FIG. 3, isrelocated into a landscape direction, the terminal is allowed to changean output screen displayed on the display 151 according to the placeddirection of the terminal itself

The mobile terminal 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 may be configured to beoperated in a communication system including wired/wirelesscommunication systems and a satellite-based communication system wheredata can be transferred through frames or packets.

Hereinafter, communication systems where the mobile terminal accordingto the present invention can be operable will be explained withreference to FIG. 4.

Examples of such air interfaces utilized by the communication systemsinclude, for example, frequency division multiple access (FDMA), timedivision multiple access (TDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA),and universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), the long termevolution (LTE) of the UMTS, and the global system for mobilecommunications (GSM). By way of a non-limiting example only, furtherdescription will relate to a CDMA communication system, but suchteachings apply equally to other system types.

As shown in FIG. 4, a CDMA wireless communication system may comprise aplurality of mobile terminals 100A to 100C, a plurality of base stations270, a plurality of base station controllers (BSCs) 275, and a mobileswitching center (MSC) 280. The MSC 280 is configured to interface witha public switch telephone network (PSTN) 290, and the MSC 280 is alsoconfigured to interface with the BSCs 275. Further, the BSCs 275 arecoupled to the base stations 270 via backhaul lines. In addition, thebackhaul lines may be configured in accordance with any of severalinterfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay,HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. Further, the system may include more than two BSCs275.

Also, each base station 270 may include one or more sectors, each sectorhaving an omni-directional antenna or an antenna pointed in a particulardirection radially away from the base station 270. Alternatively, eachsector may include two antennas for diversity reception. In addition,each base station 270 may be configured to support a plurality offrequency assignments, with each frequency assignment having aparticular spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz).

The intersection of a sector and frequency assignment may be referred toas a CDMA channel. The base stations 270 may also be referred to as basestation transceiver subsystems (BTSs). In some instances, the term “basestation” may be used to refer collectively to a BSC 275, and one or morebase stations 270.

The base stations 270 may also be denoted as “cell sites.”Alternatively, individual sectors of a given base station 270 may bereferred to as cell sites. Further, a terrestrial digital multimediabroadcasting (DMB) transmitter 295 is shown broadcasting to mobileterminals 100 operating within the system.

In addition, the broadcast receiving module 111 (FIG. 1) of the mobileterminal 100 is typically configured to receive broadcast signalstransmitted by the DMB transmitter 295. Similar arrangements may beimplemented for other types of broadcast and multicast signaling asdiscussed above.

FIG. 4 further illustrates several global positioning system (GPS)satellites 300. Such satellites facilitate locating the position of someor all of the mobile terminals 100A to 100C. In FIG. 4, two satellitesare shown, but positioning information may be obtained with greater orfewer satellites. In addition, the position-location module 115 (FIG. 1)of the mobile terminal 100 is typically configured to cooperate with thesatellites 300 to obtain desired position information. However, othertypes of position detection technology, such as location technology thatmay be used in addition to or instead of GPS location technology, mayalternatively be implemented. Some or all of the GPS satellites 300 mayalternatively or additionally be configured to provide satellite DMBtransmissions.

Further, during typical operation of the wireless communication system,the base stations 270 receive sets of reverse-link signals from variousmobile terminals 100A to 100C. The mobile terminals 100A to 100C engagein calls, messaging, and other communications. In addition, eachreverse-link signal received by a given base station 270 is processedwithin that base station 270, and the resulting data is forwarded to anassociated BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation andmobility management functionality including soft handoffs between thebase stations 270. Further, the BSCs 275 also route the received data tothe MSC 280, which provides additional routing services for interfacingwith the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN interfaces with the MSC 280, andthe MSC 280 interfaces with the BSCs 275. The BSCs 275 also control thebase stations 270 to transmit sets of forward-link signals to the mobileterminals 100A to 100C.

Hereinafter, will be explained a call establishment (call connection)process between mobile terminals. It is assumed that one mobile terminal(transmitting terminal) connects a call to another mobile terminal(receiving terminal). However, one transmitting terminal may connect acall to a plurality of receiving terminals.

If a sender inputs (dials) a recipient's phone number by manipulatingthe user input unit 130 of a transmitting terminal 100A, the controller180 of the transmitting terminal 100A displays, on the display (screen),data corresponding to the signal input through the user input unit 130.If the sender inputs a call key of the user input unit 130 aftercompleting the input of the recipient's phone number, the controller 180of the transmitting terminal 100A transmits a call request messagethrough the wireless communication unit 110. The call request messageincludes a Mobile Identification Number (MIN), an Electronic SerialNumber (ESN), a dialed digit of the transmitting terminal, etc. The callrequest message transmitted from the transmitting terminal 100A isreceived by the MSC 280 via the base stations 270 and the BSCs 275.Then, the MSC 280 checks a recipient's phone number included in thereceived call request message, and transmits a paging channel message toa corresponding receiving terminal 100B. The paging channel messageincludes system information, channel information, an authenticationrequest, etc.

The receiving terminal 100B checks whether there is a call pagingmessage transmitted thereto through periodic searches through thewireless communication unit 110. If the receiving terminal 100B receivesa paging channel message, a paging channel response message to the basestations 270. The paging channel response message includes a MobileIdentification Number (MIN, phone number), an Electronic Serial Number(ESN, device number).

Next, the base stations 270 relays, to the MSC 280, the paging channelresponse message received from the receiving terminal 100B. Afterreceiving the paging channel response message, the MSC 280 selects idlevoice channels inside the base stations 270. Then, the MSC 280 transmitsinformation about the selected channels to the base stations 270 throughdata lines. And, the base stations 270 transmit the received informationto the receiving terminal 100B through control channels.

The receiving terminal 100B transmits a supervisory audio tone to thebase stations 270, and the base stations 270 transmits the supervisoryaudio tone and a ring back tone to the transmitting terminal 100A. Thesupervisory audio tone is an audible frequency for monitoring a statusof a voice path of a voice channel.

The base stations 270 transmits, to the receiving terminal 100B, analert order message through a voice channel. The alert order messageincludes simple information such as a sender's phone number and name.

The receiving terminal 100B having received the alert order messageoutputs alerts (vibration, bell, lamp, silence, etc.) preset by a user.

If the recipient inputs a call key while the receiving terminal 100Boutputs an alert informing a call signal reception according to thealert order message, the receiving terminal 100B transmits a connectorder message to the base stations 270 thus to form a voice path.

Through these procedures, the transmitting terminal 100A and thereceiving terminal 100B perform conversations through traffic channels.

With reference to FIG. 5, will be explained a method for downloading anddisplaying a sender's content registered to a recipient's social networkservice (SNS), by connecting to a server which provides a preset SNSwhen receiving a call signal by the mobile terminal.

The SNS provides a community service for sharing information with aplurality of undesignated parties, and making good connection with eachother online. This community service is generally a web-based service,and includes social networking websites such as Me2Day, Cyworld,Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Bebo, Orkut, linkedIn, Nexopia.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts showing an incoming screen display methodof a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the presentinvention.

The wireless communication unit 110 of the receiving terminal receives acall signal generated from the transmitting terminal (S101). That is,the receiving terminal receives a call from the transmitting terminal.The wireless communication unit 110 transmits the received call signalto the controller 180.

Upon receiving the call signal, the controller 180 of the receivingterminal checks whether a communication service interworking has beenestablished (S102). That is, the controller 180 checks whether thereceiving terminal has been established to display an incoming screen byinterworking with a community service.

Upon receiving the call signal, the controller 180 outputs informationabout the sender and alerts (vibration, bell, lamp, silence, etc.)preset by a user. Here, the controller 180 of the receiving terminal mayoutput an alert (e.g., call signal reception sound) informing anincoming call, and display the sender's phone number and name on thedisplay. For instance, in a state that music pre-stored in the memory160 has been set as an incoming sound, if a call signal is received, thecontroller 180 controls the multimedia module 181 thereby to reproducecorresponding music. Then, the controller 180 outputs the reproducedmusic to the outside through the audio output module 152. And, thecontroller 180 searches a phone number matching the sender's phonenumber included in the call signal, from a contact list, and displays,on the display 151, the sender's name corresponding to the searchedphone number together with the sender's phone number.

In a case that the incoming screen is set as a community screen, thecontroller 180 connects to a preset community site (social networkingwebsite) through the wireless internet module 113 (S103). The receivingterminal undergoes an authentication process with respect to usage ofthe connected community site, by using the recipient (user)'sinformation stored in the memory 160, e.g., ID, password, phone number,authentication information, etc. That is, the receiving terminal logs inthe community site by using an ID and a password pre-stored therein.

For instance, the controller 180 of the receiving terminal is connectedto an address of a preset community site, and requests permission withrespect to usage of a service from the community site. When requestingthe permission, the controller 180 transmits the request message to acommunity server together with the recipient's ID, password, etc. Thecommunity server checks whether the recipient has been subscribed to theconnected community site based on the received ID and password. If therecipient is determined as a subscriber as a result of the check, thecommunity server allows a service provided from the community site.

If the receiving terminal is connected to the recipient's communitysite, the controller 180 of the receiving terminal requests, from thecommunity server, search for content written by the sender amongcontents registered to the recipient's community site, based on thesender's information (e.g., name, phone number, e-mail address, IDregistered to the community server, etc.) (S104). The content (posting)includes photos, moving images, music, post message, tag messages, etc.In the present invention, it is assumed that the receiving terminalrequests content search after a connection to the community site hasbeen requested. However, the receiving terminal may simultaneouslyrequest content search when requesting a connection to the communitysite. When requesting content search, the receiving terminal may providea filtering method for extracting a specific type of content from theentire contents. For instance, the receiving terminal may request searchfor only photos among the entire contents posted by the sender,according to the recipient's input.

According to the receiving terminal's request, the community serversearches for the sender's content among the entire contents registeredto the recipient's community site. Upon completion of the search, thecommunity server transmits one or more searched contents to thereceiving terminal. According to the receiving terminal's request, thecommunity server searches for content written within a predeterminedperiod or new content, among the sender's contents.

The wireless Internet module 113 of the receiving terminal receives thetransmitted content (S105). That is, the receiving terminal starts todownload the searched content. Here, the controller 180 of the receivingterminal also displays, on the display, a download progress of thecontent and a type of the connected community site.

Upon downloading the searched content, the controller 180 checks whetherthe content has been completely downloaded (S106).

If the content has been completely downloaded, the controller 180 checkswhether a call connection is being executed (S107). That is, thecontroller 180 of the receiving terminal checks whether a callestablishment for forming a voice path is being executed.

For instance, while outputting a call signal reception sound, thecontroller 180 of the receiving terminal waits until a response to anincoming call (e.g., approval, rejection, automatic answer, etc.) isinput to the user input unit 130.

If the recipient presses a call key of the user input unit 130, thecontroller 180 recognizes a signal inputted from the user input unit 130as a call approval command, thereby forming a voice path. Alternatively,if the recipient presses an ‘END’ key of the user input unit 130, thecontroller 180 recognizes a signal inputted from the user input unit 130as a call rejection command, thereby disconnecting the connected call.

If it is determined in S107 that a call connection is being executed,the controller 180 displays the downloaded content on the display(S108). For instance, the controller 180 of the receiving terminaloutputs a call signal reception sound, and at the same time, displaysthe downloaded content on the display set as an incoming screen. Thatis, the incoming screen includes the sender's phone number, the sender'sname, the downloaded content, etc. When displaying the downloadedcontent, the receiving terminal may alignment the downloaded contentaccording to a written date, a type of the downloaded content, etc.

If it is determined in S107 that a call connection is not beingexecuted, the controller 180 outputs alerts (bell, vibration, silence,lamp, etc.) informing that the searched content has been completelydownloaded (S109). Here, the state that a call connection is not beingexecuted indicates either a call establishment state that a call hasbeen connected (busy line state), or a call release state that a callconnection has been ended (call ending, missed call, call rejection).

The controller 180 may display or may not display the downloaded contentaccording to the recipient's response to the alert informing that thecontent has been completely downloaded (S110). For instance, if thesearched content transmitted from the community server has beencompletely downloaded, the controller 180 outputs a message informingthat the content has been completely downloaded, a message windowinquiring whether to check the downloaded content, and an alert sound.If an ‘OK’ key is input as a response to the inquiry, the controller 180displays the downloaded content on the display.

If it is determined in S102 that the community service interworking hasbeen released, the controller 180 executes a call connection accordingto the aforementioned call establishment procedures (S112).

If it is determined in S106 that the searched content is beingdownloaded from the community server, the controller 180 checks that acall connection is being executed (S121). If it is determined that acall connection is being executed, the controller 180 continues todownload the searched content (S105).

If it is determined in S121 that a call connection is not beingexecuted, the controller 180 checks whether a call is in a connectedstate (S122). If a call is in a connected state, the controller 180continues to download the searched content (S123).

If the content has been completely downloaded, the controller 180returns to S109 and informs about the download completion of thecontent. And, the controller 180 displays the downloaded content on thedisplay according to the recipient's request.

If it is determined in S122 that a call is not in a connected state, thecontroller 180 displays, on the display, an inquiry inquiring whether tocontinue to download the content (S125). If the recipient's response tothe inquiry is inputted, the controller 180 continues to download thecontent (S123), or stops downloading the content (S126) according to theresponse.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are examples of a screen of the mobile terminalaccording to one embodiment of the present invention, which show amethod for downloading and displaying content of a community site whenalerting a call signal reception.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when receiving a call signal through the wirelesscommunication unit 110, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100outputs an alert informing the call signal reception. For instance, thecontroller 180 displays, on the display, an incoming screen including amessage informing a call signal reception, a sender's name, and asender's phone number. Here, the controller 180 may identify thesender's name by extracting the sender's name included in the callsignal, or by searching for a call party having a phone number matchingthe sender's phone number from a phone directory.

Upon receiving the call signal, the controller 180 checks whether acommunity service interworking has been established. If a communityservice interworking has been established, the controller 180 connectsto the user(recipient)'s preset community site, and searches one or morecontents written by the sender thus to download the content(s).

That is, the controller 180 connects to a server which provides acommunity service (hereinafter, referred to as ‘community server’), andrequests search for the sender's content from the community server. Whenrequesting search for the sender's content, the controller 180 of themobile terminal 100 also provides information about the sender to thecommunity server.

The community server searches for the sender's content requested by themobile terminal 100, and transmits the searched content to the mobileterminal 100. Here, if the sender's content has not been searched, thecommunity server transmits, to the mobile terminal 100, a messageinforming that the sender's content has not been searched.

The controller 180 of the mobile terminal displays a download progressof the searched content on the display. Here, the controller 180displays, on the display, an indicator 310 such as an image or a logoindicating a connected community site. According to the downloadprogress of the searched content, the controller 180 changes a color, adarkness, a brightness, etc. of the indicator 310 so that the user cancheck the download progress of the searched content. Alternatively, thecontroller 180 may display an additional download progress bar.

Upon completion of the downloading of the searched content, thecontroller 180 displays, on the display 151, a pop-up window 320including an inquiry inquiring whether to check the downloaded content,together with a message informing that the content has been completelydownloaded. According to the recipient's response to the inquiry, thecontroller 180 displays the downloaded content on the display. Forinstance, in a case that the user touches an ‘OK’ key as a response tothe inquiry inquiring whether to check the downloaded content, thecontroller 180 recognizes the touch as a positive answer, thus todisplay the downloaded content on the display.

Referring to FIG. 6B, upon reception of a call signal, the controller180 outputs alerts (bell, vibration, silence, lamp) informing the callsignal reception together with information (alert message, the sender'sname, the sender's phone number, etc.). And, the controller 180 checkswhether a community service interworking has been established. If acommunity service interworking has been established, the controller 180connects to the user(recipient)'s preset community site, and receivesthe sender's content. That is, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal100 is connected to the community server, and requests search for thesender's content. The community server searches for the sender'scontent, and transmits the sender's content to the mobile terminal 100after completing the search. The controller 180 downloads said one ormore searched content transmitted from the community server. Here, thecontroller 180 displays, on the display, an indicator 330 indicating aconnected community site and a progress bar 335 indicating a downloadprogress of the searched content.

Upon completion of the content downloading, the controller 180 displaysthe downloaded content 340 on the display.

The sender's content includes content registered by the sender within apredetermined time, recent content, new content, content having not beenread by the user, etc.

If the user selects specific content among contents displayed on thedisplay, the receiving terminal may scrap (upload, retweet) the selectedcontent on the recipient's community site.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are examples of a screen of a mobile terminal accordingto one embodiment of the present invention, which show a method fordownloading and displaying community information during a call.

If the recipient inputs a call key while one or more preset communitysites are connected, the sender's content registered to the connectedsite is downloaded, and an alert informing a call signal reception isoutputted, the controller 180 forms a voice path and performsconversations between the receiving terminal and the transmittingterminal.

Upon starting the call, the controller 180 converts the incoming screendisplayed on the display 151 into a call screen (a). The call screenincludes counted call time, an indicator indicating a download progressof one or more contents distinguished from each other according to eachcommunity site, etc.

If the content downloading has been completed during the call, thecontroller 180 displays an indicator 351 and/or an indicator 352indicating a community site which has provided the completely downloadedcontent in a flicking manner (b). That is, the mobile terminal 100outputs an alert so that the user can recognize the completion of thecontent downloading with using one or more senses among his or her fivesenses.

If the indicator 352 indicating the complete downloading of the contentprovided from the community site is selected from the indicators 351,352 displayed on the call screen, the controller 180 displays, on thedisplay, the sender's content 360 provided from the correspondingcommunity site (c). Here, the controller 180 displays the sender'scontent 360, together with an indicator 353 indicating a community sitewhich has provided the sender's content 360.

Referring to FIG. 7B, if the sender's content requested to the communityserver has been completely downloaded during the call, the controller180 outputs an alarm sound informing the completion of the downloading.If the call is ended after outputting the alarm sound, the controller180 displays downloaded content 365 on the display. Here, the controller180 displays the downloaded content 365 together with a call time. Ifthe user selects one or more contents from the contents displayed on thedisplay, the selected content(s) may be stored in the mobile terminal.For instance, if an image is selected from the content displayed on thedisplay, the mobile terminal may store the selected image therein andset the stored image as a background screen of the display.

FIGS. 8A to 8C are examples of a screen of a mobile terminal accordingto one embodiment of the present invention, which show a method fordisplaying community information when releasing a call.

Referring to FIG. 8A, while a call is performed between the receivingterminal and the transmitting terminal, the controller 180 downloads thesender's content from the community server. And, the controller 180displays a download progress of the sender's content on the display. Forinstance, the incoming screen of the receiving terminal includes a calltime, the sender's name and phone number, indicators 371 and 372according to each community site, etc.

If the recipient inputs an ‘END’ key under a state that the sender'scontent has not been completely downloaded, the controller 180 releasesthe voice path (call connection) formed between the receiving terminaland the transmitting terminal. And, the controller 180 displays a pop-upwindow 380 inquiring whether to continue the content downloading. If theuser selects a ‘CONTINUE’ key as a response to the inquiry, thecontroller 180 continues to download the content. On the other hand, ifthe user selects a ‘STOP’ key as a response to the inquiry, thecontroller 180 stops the downloading being currently performed, anddeletes the content having been downloaded so far from the memory 160.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the controller 180 displays a call screen on thedisplay while performing a call (a). The call screen includes a calltime, the sender's name and phone number, indicators 371 and 372indicating that content is being downloaded from community sites.

Upon completion of the call, the controller 180 displays a counted calltime, together with an inquiry 385 inquiring whether to check thesender's completely downloaded content (b). If the user inputs an ‘OK’key in response to the inquiry, the controller 180 displays thedownloaded content 390 on the display (c).

Referring to FIG. 8C, the receiving terminal outputs an alert informinga call signal reception, and displays a message 400 informing a missedcall on the display if there is no response to the alert within apredetermined time (a). Then, the controller 180 checks whether thecontent being downloaded has been completely downloaded.

If the sender's content has not been completely downloaded, thecontroller 180 displays an inquiry 410 inquiring whether to continue thedownloading of the sender's content (b). According to a response to theinquiry, the controller continues to download the sender's content, orstops the downloading.

If a voice path has not been formed due to a missed call in thecompletely downloaded state, the controller 180 displays the downloadedcontent 420 on the display (c).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an incoming screen display method of amobile terminal according to another embodiment of the presentinvention.

With reference to FIGS. 9 and 5B, will be explained a method fordownloading and displaying content by connecting to the sender'scommunity site when receiving a call signal.

The receiving terminal receives a call signal through the wirelesscommunication unit 110 (S201). The wireless communication unit 110transmits the received call signal to the controller 180.

The controller 180 having received the call signal checks whether acommunity service interworking has been established (S202). If acommunity service interworking has been established as a result of thechecking, the controller 180 searches a call party having a phone numbermatching the sender's phone number, from a contact list, and checks anaddress of the call party (sender)'s community site (S203). Here, thecontroller 180 checks whether the recipient also uses the sender'scommunity site. Then, the controller 180 connects to the checkedsender's community site by driving the wireless internet module 113(S204).

Upon connection to the sender's community site, the controller 180requests new content registered to the sender's community site (S205).According to the request, the community server checks whether there isnew content among contents registered to the sender's community site. Ifthere are one or more new contents, the community server transmits thenew contents to the receiving terminal. Here, the community server maytransmit only content(s) having not been checked by the recipient amongthe new contents.

The controller 180 of the receiving terminal receives the new contenttransmitted from the community server (S206). That is, the receivingterminal downloads one or more new contents from the community server.If the receiving terminal receives, from the community server, a messageindicating there is no new content, the controller 180 displays thereceived message on the display.

The controller 180 checks a download progress of the content from thecommunity server (S207). Here, the controller 180 displays, on thedisplay 151, a progress bar indicating a download progress of thecontent.

If the content has been completely downloaded in S207, the controller180 checks whether a call establishment is being executed (S208). Thatis, the controller 180 checks whether a call connection is beingattempted in a state that a voice path has not been formed.

If it is checked that a call establishment is being executed, thecontroller 180 displays the downloaded content on the display (S209)Here, the controller 180 may display content according to each communitysite, or display content in an alignment manner according to eachregistration time.

If it is checked in S208 that a call establishment is not beingexecuted, the controller 180 outputs alerts (bell, vibration, silence,lamp, etc.) informing that the searched content has been completelydownloaded (S210). Here, the state that a call connection is not beingexecuted includes either a call establishment state that a call has beenconnected (busy line state), or a call release state that a callconnection has been ended (call ending, missed call, call rejection).

The controller 180 may display or may not display the downloaded contentaccording to the recipient's response to the alert informing that thecontent has been completely downloaded (S211). For instance, if thesearched content transmitted from the community server has beencompletely downloaded, the controller 180 outputs a message informingthat the content has been completely downloaded, a message windowinquiring whether to check the downloaded content, and an alert sound.If an ‘OK’ key is input as a response to the inquiry, the controller 180displays the downloaded content on the display.

If it is determined in S202 that the community service interworking hasbeen released, the controller 180 executes a call connection accordingto the aforementioned call establishment procedures (S212).

If it is determined in S207 that the searched content is beingdownloaded from the community server, the controller 180 checks that acall connection is being executed (S121). If it is determined that acall connection is being executed, the controller 180 continues todownload the searched content (S105).

If it is determined in S121 that a call connection is not beingexecuted, the controller 180 checks whether a call is in a connectedstate (S122). If a call is in a connected state, the controller 180continues to download the searched content (S123).

If the content has been completely downloaded, the controller 180returns to S109 and informs about the download completion of thecontent. And, the controller 180 displays the downloaded content on thedisplay according to the recipient's request.

If it is determined in S122 that a call is not connected, the controller180 displays, on the display, an inquiry inquiring whether to continueto download the content (S125). If the recipient's response to theinquiry is inputted, the controller 180 continues to download thecontent (S123), or stops downloading the content (S126) according to theresponse.

FIG. 10 shows examples of an incoming screen of a mobile terminalaccording to another embodiment of the present invention.

If the mobile terminal 100 receives a call signal through the wirelesscommunication unit 110, the controller 180 notifies the call signalreception. For instance, if the mobile terminal 100 receives a callsignal through the wireless communication unit 110, the controller 180outputs a preset incoming screen and a preset incoming bell (a). Here,the controller 180 extracts information about the sender (e.g., nameand/or phone number) from the received call signal, and displays theinformation on the incoming screen.

Upon receipt of the call signal, the controller 180 checks, from a phonebook, an address of the sender's community site by using the sender'sinformation. If the controller 180 has failed in checking the address ofthe sender's community site, a message indicating that “OOO has nocommunity information” is displayed.

Upon checking the address of the sender's community site, the controller180 connects to the sender's community site through the wirelessinternet module 113. And, the controller 180 downloads new content amongcontents registered to the community site. That is, the controller 180requests new content from the community server. Then, the communityserver searches for recent new content among the contents registered tothe community site according to the request by the mobile terminal 100,and then transmits the searched content to the mobile terminal 100. Forinstance, the community server searches for content written within threedays based on the current date, and then transmits the searched contentto the mobile terminal 100.

Here, the controller 180 displays, on the incoming screen, a downloadprogress of the content provided from the community server (a). Forinstance, in a case that the sender's community site is formed inplurality in number, the controller 180 displays progress bars 501 and502 indicating a download progress of each content according to eachcommunity site. Here, the controller 180 displays the progress bars 501and 502, together with community site logos corresponding to theprogress bars 501 and 502.

If the downloading of the content has been completed during a callconnection, the controller 180 displays the downloaded content 510 onthe incoming screen (b). The controller 180 displays each of the content510 with an indicator 511 indicating a source of the correspondingcontent 510. The indicator 511 may be a logo or an initial of acorresponding community site, etc.

If one of the plurality of contents 510 displayed on the display set asthe incoming screen is selected, the controller 180 displays, on theincoming screen, a pop-up window 515 inquiring whether to store theselected content (c). The controller 180 waits for the user's responseto the inquiry, and determines whether to store the selected content ifthe user's response has been input. For instance, if the user hasapproved to store the selected content, the controller 180 stores theselected content in the memory 160. On the other hand, if the user hasrefused to store the selected content, the controller 180 does not storethe selected content in the memory 160.

FIG. 11 shows a message reception screen of a mobile terminal accordingto another embodiment of the present invention.

Firstly, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 receives amessage through the wireless communication unit 110. Upon receipt of themessage, the controller 180 outputs a message and an effect-sound, eachinforming message reception. Here, the controller 180 checks, from aphone book, an address of the sender's community site with using thesender's information included in the received message.

Upon checking the address of the sender's community site, the controller180 connects to the corresponding community site by driving the wirelessInternet module 113. And, the controller 180 requests new contentregistered to the connected community site.

According to the request by the mobile terminal 100, the communityserver searches for recent content written within one week, amongcontents registered to the sender's community site. Then, the communityserver transmits the searched content to the mobile terminal 100.

The mobile terminal 100 downloads the content transmitted from thecommunity server through the wireless internet module 113. And, thecontroller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays, on a messagereception screen, a message informing that content (e.g., twittercontent) is being downloaded from the community server (a).

If the user touches an ‘OK’ key approving the message check on themessage reception screen, the controller 180 recognizes the touch inputas a message display command, thereby displaying the received message onthe display (b). Also, the controller 180 displays an indicator 520indicating a connected community site, and changes a color, abrightness, a darkness of the indicator 520 according to a downloadprogress of the content.

If the content has been completely downloaded, the controller 180displays the downloaded content 525 on the display (c).

FIG. 12 shows a screen showing a list of received messages of a mobileterminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, if an incoming message box is selected by theuser's menu manipulation, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100displays a list of received messages (a). When receiving a message, thecontroller 180 downloads content registered to the sender's communitysite by interworking with a community service. And, the controller 180displays the received message, together with an icon 530 indicating thedownloaded content.

If one message is selected from the list of received messages, thecontroller 180 displays the selected message on the display. When thereceived message includes downloaded content 535, the controller 180displays, on the display, the received message together with thedownloaded content 535.

FIG. 13 is an example showing a video call screen of the mobile terminalaccording to the present invention.

When the mobile terminal 100 receives a video call signal through thewireless communication unit 110, the controller 180 informs the videocall signal reception (a). For instance, if a video call signal isreceived, the controller 180 outputs a preset incoming screen andincoming sound with respect to the video call signal.

The controller 180 checks whether a community service interworking hasbeen established. If a community service interworking has beenestablished, the controller 180 connects to the user(recipient)'s presetcommunity site. And, the controller 180 downloads the sender's one ormore contents among contents registered to the connected community site.The controller 180 starts to download the content, and at the same time,displays a progress bar 54 indicating a download progress of the contenton the display.

Next, if the user's response to the outputted incoming screen andincoming sound is input by the user input unit 130, the controller 180makes a video call connection or releases the connected video callaccording to the response.

If an ‘OK’ key for the video call connection is input through the userinput unit 130, a video call is connected.

If the downloading of the content has been completed after the videocall connection, the controller 180 displays the content on a displayregion 550 where the sender's image is displayed, in the form of aballoon 555.

If the displayed content is selected, the controller 180 of thereceiving terminal may transmit the selected content to other terminal.

In the present invention, it is assumed that the receiving terminalreceives a call signal. However, the transmitting terminal may downloadcontent written by the recipient by connecting to the sender orrecipient's community site, and display the downloaded content on thedisplay.

The mobile terminal according to one or more preferred embodiments ofthe present invention may download content registered by the sender byconnecting to the recipient's preset network site when receiving a callsignal, and display the downloaded content.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal according to the present invention maydownload content registered to the sender's network site when receivinga call signal, and display the downloaded content.

The aforementioned method may be implemented as a program code stored ina computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium may include ROM,RAM, CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disc, an optical data storagedevice, etc. And, the storage medium may be implemented as carrier wave(transmission through the Internet). The computer may include thecontroller 180 of the mobile terminal.

The foregoing embodiments and advantages are merely exemplary and arenot to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. The presentteachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Thisdescription is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scopeof the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will beapparent to those skilled in the art. The features, structures, methods,and other characteristics of the exemplary embodiments described hereinmay be combined in various ways to obtain additional and/or alternativeexemplary embodiments.

As the present features may be embodied in several forms withoutdeparting from the characteristics thereof, it should also be understoodthat the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of thedetails of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, butrather should be construed broadly within its scope as defined in theappended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fallwithin the metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalents of such metesand bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An incoming screen display method of a mobileterminal, the method comprising: receiving a call request from atransmitting terminal; connecting to at least one social network serverupon receipt of the call request; connecting the call between two mobileterminals; requesting search for content registered by a sender from theat least one social network server while the call is connected;downloading at least a portion of the searched content from the at leastone social network server while the call is connected; receiving auser's control command to end a call connection between the mobileterminal and the transmitting terminal; in response to ending the callconnection, displaying a first pop-up window inquiring whether tocontinue the content downloading in a state that the content has notbeen downloaded completely while the call is connected; and in responseto ending the call connection, displaying a second pop-up windowinquiring whether to display the contents completely downloaded whilethe call is connected.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein in theconnecting to the at least one social network server, the mobileterminal is connected to the at least one social network server throughan authentication process using a recipient's information that ispre-stored in the mobile terminal.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein therecipient's information includes a user's ID and a password, or a user'sphone number.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein in the connecting to theat least one social network server, the mobile terminal is connected toat least one social network site that is preset by a user.
 5. The methodof claim 1, wherein the content comprises one of posting message, tagmessages, music, photos, still images, and moving images.
 6. The methodof claim 1, wherein the requesting of the search for content comprises:extracting the sender's phone number included in the call request;searching for the extracted sender's phone number from a phonedirectory; and transmitting identification information of a call partymatching the sender's phone number, included in a message requesting thecontent search.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the identificationinformation comprises one of a name, an e-mail address, and an IDregistered to the at least one social network server.
 8. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the downloading of the searched content comprises:searching for the sender's content by the at least one social networkserver according to the search request; and transmitting the searchedcontent to the mobile terminal by the at least one social networkserver.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the contentdownloaded from the at least one social network server comprises:determining whether a call connection has been completed when thesearched content has been downloaded; outputting an alert informingcompletion of the content downloading when the call connection has beencompleted; and displaying the downloaded content when a positiveresponse to the alert has been input.
 10. The method of claim 9, furthercomprising displaying the downloaded content when the call connectionhas not been completed.
 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:inquiring whether to maintain the content downloading when the callconnection has failed or has been released while downloading thesearched content; and maintaining or stopping the content downloadingaccording to a response to the inquiry.
 12. An incoming screen displaymethod of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving a callrequest from a transmitting terminal; connecting a call between twoterminals; searching for a sender's phone number from a phone directoryupon receipt of the call request while the call is connected; connectingto the sender's at least one social network server based on informationabout the searched call party; requesting a predetermined number ofcontents registered to the sender's at least one social network serverwhile the call is connected; downloading the requested predeterminednumber of contents from the at least one social network server;receiving a user's control command to end a call connection between themobile terminal and the transmitting terminal; in response to ending thecall connecting, displaying a first pop-up window inquiring whether tocontinue the content downloading in a state that the content has notbeen downloaded completely while the call is connected; and in responseto ending the call connection, displaying a second pop-up windowinquiring whether to display the contents completely downloaded whilethe call is connected.
 13. A mobile terminal, comprising: acommunication unit configured to perform a communication with atransmitting terminal and/or at least one social network server; and acontroller configured to download a sender's content by requestingsearch for the sender's content from the at least one social networkserver when a call request is received from the transmitting terminal,and to receive a user's control command to end a call connection betweenthe mobile terminal and the transmitting terminal, and in response toending the call connection, the controller to display a first pop-upwindow inquiring whether to continue the content downloading in a statethat the content has not been downloaded completely while the call isconnected, and in response to ending the call connection, the controllerto display a second pop-up window inquiring whether to display thecontents completely downloaded while the call is connected.
 14. Themobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller connects to the atleast one social network server that is preset by a user.
 15. The mobileterminal of claim 14, wherein the content is content registered to theuser's social network server by the sender.
 16. The mobile terminal ofclaim 13, wherein the controller searches a call party matching thesender's phone number from a phone directory, and connects to thesearched call party's social network server.
 17. The mobile terminal ofclaim 16, wherein the content is new content registered to the sender'ssocial network server.
 18. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein thecontroller displays the downloaded content on the screen when a callconnection is being executed.
 19. The mobile terminal of claim 13,wherein the controller inquires whether to determine the downloadedcontent when the call connection is being executed, and displays thedownloaded content according to a response to the inquiry.
 20. Themobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller inquires whether tocontinue the content downloading when the call connection has beenstopped or released, and determines whether to continue the contentdownloading according to a response to the inquiry.
 21. The mobileterminal of claim 13, wherein the controller displays the downloadedcontent when the call connection has been released after completing thecontent downloading.
 22. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein thecontent comprises at least one of texts, photos, still images, andmoving images.